08-16-2017, 12:29 PM
A young boy on a bike was hit by a flatbed truck this morning.
http://www.570news.com/2017/08/16/boy-cr...bed-truck/
Injuries are serious. The description is not terribly detailed, but the vehicle turned right off of Hespler onto Can-Amera while the boy was "riding by on the sidewalk". I'm assuming this means the boy was in the crosswalk (otherwise the vehicle drove on the sidewalk), and was hit. What direction they originated from, I have no idea.
I am guessing, this will be determined to be cyclist at fault, because they were riding on the sidewalk (and presumably crosswalk), but perhaps age will mitigate that.
Of course, here is the intersection:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.3856562,-...56!5m1!1e3
I certainly wouldn't want to ride on a six lane at grade divided highway either.
http://www.570news.com/2017/08/16/boy-cr...bed-truck/
Injuries are serious. The description is not terribly detailed, but the vehicle turned right off of Hespler onto Can-Amera while the boy was "riding by on the sidewalk". I'm assuming this means the boy was in the crosswalk (otherwise the vehicle drove on the sidewalk), and was hit. What direction they originated from, I have no idea.
I am guessing, this will be determined to be cyclist at fault, because they were riding on the sidewalk (and presumably crosswalk), but perhaps age will mitigate that.
Of course, here is the intersection:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.3856562,-...56!5m1!1e3
I certainly wouldn't want to ride on a six lane at grade divided highway either.